49A Winlaton to Gateshead via Blaydon, Dunston

Operated by Go North East. First bus 05:24, last bus 23:15. 62 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £2.50 — more.

Next towards Gateshead from Bus Station (Stand B): 13:18, 13:48, 14:18

Next towards Winlaton from Interchange (Stand F): 13:15, 13:45, 14:15

Wanted a different 49A? 5 other bus routes are numbered 49A elsewhere in the UK — see every 49A bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Gateshead Interchange · Monday to Friday · 32 journeys
Stop 05:2406:0606:4006:5407:2007:4908:1708:4409:1809:4810:1810:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:2015:5216:2416:5617:2918:0918:4619:1520:0021:0022:0023:00
Bus Station (Stand B) 05:2406:0606:4006:5407:2007:4908:1708:4409:1809:4810:1810:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:2015:5216:2416:5617:2918:0918:4619:1520:0021:0022:0023:00
Parkhead Estate (SE-Bound) 05:2606:0806:4306:5707:2307:5208:2008:4709:2109:5110:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5113:2113:5114:2114:5115:2315:5516:2716:5917:3218:1118:4819:1720:0221:0222:0223:02
Hexham Road - Sands Road (NE-Bound) 05:3306:1606:5307:0707:3508:0608:3009:0009:3110:0110:3111:0111:3112:0112:3113:0113:3114:0114:3215:0215:3416:0616:3817:1017:4318:2118:5719:2620:1121:1122:1123:11
Interchange (Stand K) 05:3906:2206:5907:1307:4308:1408:4009:0809:3910:0910:3911:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:4015:1015:4216:1416:4617:1817:5118:2919:0319:3220:1721:1722:1723:17
Ellison Road (NE-Bound) 05:4606:3007:0707:2207:5208:2408:5009:1809:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:4914:1914:5015:2115:5316:2516:5717:2818:0018:3819:1119:4020:2521:2522:2523:25
Bolam Street (SE-Bound) 05:4906:3307:1107:2607:5608:2808:5409:2209:5310:2310:5311:2311:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2314:5415:2515:5716:2917:0117:3218:0418:4219:1519:4420:2921:2922:2923:29
Interchange (Stand N) 05:5506:4007:1907:3408:0508:3809:0409:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0215:3516:0716:3917:1117:4118:1218:5019:2219:5020:3521:3522:3523:35

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

The 49A is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 49A

Adult single £2.00 to £2.50 · Adult return £4.00 to £5.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.50 Winlaton School
£2.50£2.50 Beech Terrace
£2.50£2.50£2.50 Shibdon Bank - foot
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Roundabout Swalwell
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Monument Swalwell
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Market Lane Fire Station
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 MetrOasis
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.00 Metrocentre
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Dunston Road/Wellington Road
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Park Terrace
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Dun Cow
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Pitz Soccer
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Teams Club - slip road
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Cuthbert Street/Derwentwater Road
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.00 Coatsworth Road
£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.00£2.00 Gateshead Interchange/Town Centre

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Winlaton Bus Station.

Go-Ahead's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 April 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Go North East before you travel.

Tickets on the 49A

Go North East publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, children and young people.

Adult Return · Adult Single · 21&under Single

…and 2 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Go North East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 8 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Go North East.

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Go North East before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route 49A

49A towards Gateshead

All 38 stops
  1. Bus Station (Stand B) Winlaton
  2. Scotland Head-St Pauls Church (S-Bound) Winlaton
  3. Scotland Head-Park Lane (S-Bound) Winlaton
  4. Park Lane - Thirlmere Crescent (E-Bound) Winlaton
  5. Parkhead Estate (SE-Bound) Winlaton
  6. Park Lane-Park View (NE-Bound) Winlaton
  7. Axwell View-Sports Ground (N-Bound) Winlaton
  8. Axwell View-East Park Gardens (N-Bound) Winlaton
  9. Shibdon Bank-Hawthorn Road (NE-Bound) Winlaton
  10. Bleach Green (E-Bound) Blaydon
  11. Shibdon Bank-Park Terrace (NE-Bound) Blaydon
  12. Shibdon Bank-Hazel Terrace (NE-Bound) Blaydon
  13. Shibdon Road-Shibdon Bank (SE-Bound) Blaydon
  14. Shibdon Road-Axwell Park (E-Bound) Swalwell
  15. Shibdon Road-Swalwell Roundabout (SE-Bound) Swalwell
  16. Hexham Road - Broadmeadows Close (E-Bound) Swalwell
  17. Hexham Road - Sands Road (NE-Bound) Swalwell
  18. Market Lane-New Fire Station (E-Bound) Swalwell
  19. Metro Oasis (NE-Bound) Metrocentre
  20. Interchange (Stand K) Metrocentre
  21. Handy Drive-Bus Depot (E-Bound) Metrocentre
  22. St Omers Road (S-Bound) Dunston
  23. Dunston Road-Park (S-Bound) Dunston
  24. Park Terrace-Hawthorne Drive (S-Bound) Dunston
  25. Ellison Road (E-Bound) Dunston
  26. Ellison Road-The Crescent (E-Bound) Dunston
  27. Ellison Road (NE-Bound) Dunston
  28. Ellison Road-Catholic Church (S-Bound) Teams
  29. Derwentwater Road-Teams Bridge (E-Bound) Teams
  30. Derwentwater Road-Pitz (NE-Bound) Teams
  31. Bolam Street (SE-Bound) Bensham
  32. Victoria Road (NW-Bound) Bensham
  33. Derwentwater Road-Teams Club (NE-Bound) Teams
  34. Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road (NE-Bound) Bensham
  35. School Street (N-Bound) Bensham
  36. Bensham Road - Coatsworth Road (N-Bound) Bensham
  37. Bensham Road-Musgrave Villas (NE-Bound) Bensham
  38. Interchange (Stand N) Gateshead

49A towards Winlaton

All 37 stops
  1. Interchange (Stand F) Gateshead
  2. Askew Road-St Cuthberts (SW-Bound) Bensham
  3. Cuthbert Street (SE-Bound) Teams
  4. School Street (S-Bound) Bensham
  5. Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road (SW-Bound) Bensham
  6. Derwentwater Road-Teams Club (SW-Bound) Teams
  7. Victoria Road (SE-Bound) Bensham
  8. Bolam Street-Turning Circle (N-Bound) Bensham
  9. Derwentwater Road-Ropery Road (S-Bound) Teams
  10. Derwentwater Road-Teams Bridge (W-Bound) Teams
  11. Ellison Road (SW-Bound) Dunston
  12. Ellison Road (W-Bound) Dunston
  13. Park Terrace (N-Bound) Dunston
  14. Dunston Road-Beech Drive (N-Bound) Dunston
  15. Dunston Road-Meadow Lane (N-Bound) Dunston
  16. St Omers Road (N-Bound) Dunston
  17. Handy Drive-Bus Depot (W-Bound) Metrocentre
  18. Interchange (Stand D) Metrocentre
  19. Yellow Car Park (W-Bound) Metrocentre
  20. Metro Oasis (SW-Bound) Metrocentre
  21. Market Lane-Millers Lane (W-Bound) Swalwell
  22. Hexham Road - Brewery Bank (SW-Bound) Swalwell
  23. Hexham Road (NW-Bound) Swalwell
  24. Shibdon Road-Swalwell Roundabout (NW-Bound) Swalwell
  25. Shibdon Road-Axwell Park (W-Bound) Swalwell
  26. Shibdon Road-Shibdon Bank (NW-Bound) Blaydon
  27. Shibdon Bank-Hazel Road (SW-Bound) Blaydon
  28. Shibdon Bank-Lime Street (SW-Bound) Blaydon
  29. Bleach Green (W-Bound) Blaydon
  30. Axwell View-Parkside Avenue (S-Bound) Winlaton
  31. Axwell View-Sports Ground (S-Bound) Winlaton
  32. Park Lane-Parkgate Lane (SW-Bound) Winlaton
  33. Parkhead Estate (NW-Bound) Winlaton
  34. Park Lane-Buttermere Cres (W-Bound) Winlaton
  35. Scotland Head-Park Lane (N-Bound) Winlaton
  36. Scotland Head-West Lane (N-Bound) Winlaton
  37. Bus Station (Stand B) Winlaton

Towns & areas on this route

GatesheadWinlatonDunstonBlaydonBenshamTeamsMetrocentreSwalwell

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 49A bus?

The first 49A departure on weekdays leaves at 05:24 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 49A bus?

The last 49A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 49A bus cost?

Go North East's published fares on the 49A: adult single £2.00 to £2.50, adult return £4.00 to £5.00. The 49A is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Go North East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 49A bus?

The 49A is operated by Go North East.

Timetable data from Go North East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.